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• Swampscott Sox 2006 Champions
• 2006 Standings Playoffs Scores Rosters
• 2005 Standings Playoffs Scores Rosters
• 2004 Standings and Scores Playoffs Rosters
• 2003 Standings and Scores Playoffs Rosters
• 2002 Standings and Scores Playoffs Rosters
• 2001 Standings and Scores Playoffs Rosters
• 2000 Standings and Scores Playoffs
• 2001 Matt Johnston - In Memoriam
• 1997 NSBL - InterTown League All Star Game
• 1995 Mike Giardi With the Yankees
• 1953 Photo of St. Anne's from Salem
• 1946 Photo of Bernard's Jewelers from Salem
• 1940 North Shore Park Baseball League
• 1925 North Shore TwiLight Baseball League

Swampscott Sox 2006 Champions

Matt Johnston - In Memoriam

Pitcher-Outfielder -- Kingston Night Owls

Died Suddenly at Age 22 -- 1 July 2001

• Outstanding Student-Athlete at Central Catholic HS
• Summa Cum Laude Merrimack Graduate (Psychology & Political Science)
• Doctoral Candidate in Psychology -- University of Michigan
• Lawrence Eagle-Tribune Sports Correspondent
• A Major Contributor To The Night Owls In The NSBL From 1998-2001

1997 NSBL - InterTown League All Star Game

1995 Mike Giardi Playing in the Yankee Organization

1953 St. Anne's from Salem

1946 Bernard's Jewelers from Salem

1940 North Shore Park League

The 8 teams in the North Shore Park League in 1940 included the: Peabody Cardinals, Beverly Maccabees, Salem Hytron, Salem Almy's, Marblehead 'Headers, Swampscott, Topsfield Tories and Manchester Town Team.

The Beverly Maccabees won the first half just nosing out the Peabody Cardinals. The Marblehead 'Headers won the second half with Peabody again in hot pursuit. The 'Headers won the seventh and deciding playoff game between the two 9 to 3 to win the 1940 North Shore Park League Championship.

On Sunday, 22 September 1940 The North Shore Park League All-Stars with Ted Bartlett of the Maccabees as manager beat the Suburban League All - Stars 7 to 2 at Seaside Park in Marblehead. The North Shore Park League All-Stars infield included Irving Tutt (3b), NSBL Hall of Famer Elliott Roundy (1b) of the 'Headers, Gus Scaliotti (2b) and Jimmy Smith (ss) of Beverly. The outfielders were Hughie Nelson of Beverly, Hytron's Jimmy O'Keefe and Jack Devaney of the Peabody Cardinals. Red O'Meara handled pitchers Bunny Phinney of Beverly and Bill Chapman of the 'Headers.

1925 Semi-Pro North Shore Twilight Baseball League

In 1925 the Salem Evening News had an article on the new Semi-Professional North Shore Twilight Baseball League. Most of the semi-pro teams of that era played extensive independent schedules. There is no evidence at this writing that the league existed the following year. The teams in the league are listed below in the order of the final standings in August of 1925

• Salem Carlts or Carltonville Athletic Club
• Salem St. Joseph's Polish Society
• Danvers Ferncroft (1924 Danvers League Champions)
• Rockport
• Lynn Stenrocs
• Peabody Town Team
• Swampscott Town Team
• Beverly Town Team

The Carltonville Team pictured below won the league. They also dominated the North Shore for several years prior to and after 1925. Carltonville was a section of Salem whose name was taken from the Carltonville Station near Flint and Bridge streets and is down the hill from Mack Park

Front lr: Phil Hennessey (scorer), Jimmy Gorman (cf), Sonny Ahearne (lf). Center lr: Nesto Jodoin (p), Buck Condon (c), DoDo Gorman (ss), Callahan (p). Rear lr: Billy Walsh (2b), Manager Manning Hartnett, Cashman, Murphy, Eddie Phelan (1b), Flynn, Mike Cook (3b). Other players not shown were: Tinker Walsh (rf), Moxie Murphy (of), Eddie Wineapple, Cy Wentworth, Endicott and Edwards.

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